This is impressive, given that in recent years, the level of ambition in the sector, as measured by expected installed capacity, has shrunk from more than 30GW to 10GW by 2020.
Broader energy-market factors have largely driven our reduced level of ambition. A shift from oil to gas, and greater-than-anticipated deployment of other renewables, notably PV, have made the UK less dependent on offshore wind to hit our legally binding carbon targets.
